Creating a NAV Server Instance

NAV Server Instance is a service through which a NAV client interacts with the SQL Server database. When we install NAV Server on a machine it creates a single instance of NAV Server. In this recipe, we will see how to create an additional NAV Server Instance.

How to do it...

1. Open the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Administration tool. Your system will present the window as shown in the following screenshot:

   

2. Right-click on Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Local) and choose Add Instance.

   

3. A new server instance will be created as shown in the previous screenshot. Select the newly created server instance from the left pane of Microsoft NAV Server Administration and update the following settings for that instance:

   Setting	Value
   Server Instance:	DynamicsNAV70-Test
   Management Services Port:	7145
   Client Services Port:	7146
   SOAP Services Port:	7147
   OData Services Port:	7148

4. From the left pane of the Microsoft NAV Server Administration tool, select the...